GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has topped 40 percent in a new national poll on the 2016 Republican presidential field, more than doubling the support for his nearest competitor.

Mr. Trump was at 41 percent in the CNN/ORC poll out Tuesday, followed by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 19 percent.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida was next at 8 percent, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was at 6 percent, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was at 5 percent, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was at 4 percent, and other candidates were at 3 percent or less.